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From reporter Tina Law:
A decaying pond in a city park has been transformed after a 6-year-old girl wrote to the council begging them to clean it up.
Every time Sophie Marston visited Holliss Reserve in south Christchurch she would get upset about the state of the pond.
It was full of … View moreFrom reporter Tina Law:
A decaying pond in a city park has been transformed after a 6-year-old girl wrote to the council begging them to clean it up.
Every time Sophie Marston visited Holliss Reserve in south Christchurch she would get upset about the state of the pond.
It was full of mud, leaves and rubbish, and she felt sorry for the ducks and eels.
She felt so strongly about it that she decided to write a letter to the Christchurch City Council.
In the letter, which she wrote in July, Sophie asked the council to come and clean the pond up so the ducks could have somewhere clean to live.
“Whenever I go to Holliss Ave Park and I look at the pond I feel sorry for the ducks and eels because it is full of mud, leaves and rubbish.
“Please could you clean the pond up and so the ducks can have somewhere clean to live.”
In early December, about five months after receiving the letter, the council cleaned out the pond.
Sophie, who is now 7, said she was happy the ducks had a nice clean home to live in again.
Her father Tim Marston said Sophie was quite proud of herself.
They were at the park on Saturday and overheard a family talking about how good the pond was looking.
“I said to Sophie that ‘even a little 7-year-old can make something really cool happen’.”
Council community parks manager Al Hardy said the pond had accumulated excessive amounts of organic matter which had detracted from the pond’s visual quality.
“We found the pond otherwise healthy, with roughly 600 fish (including eels) being re-homed to the Heathcote River, as part of the clean-up of the pond.”
He said the council received Sophie’s letter at the same time the team was working to resolve the issue.
“It’s great to see young people taking an interest in community parks and we want to thank her for highlighting this issue to us.”
Cashmere ward councillor Tim Scandrett said the state of the pond had been an issue for a while, with a number of people commenting to him about it.
He had previously raised it with staff and it was likely to be an ongoing problem.
He said it was wonderful that Sophie was concerned enough to do something about it and that she had the family support to do it.
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Distinctive older style bike. BMX style handle bars. Old style steel frame. Parcel tray on the rear. Brake cables on mine were red. Stolen from garage in Wigram 2 nights ago. Light rust in some areas. Photos of similar bike. I had this bike since my primary school days. Would greatly like it back … View moreDistinctive older style bike. BMX style handle bars. Old style steel frame. Parcel tray on the rear. Brake cables on mine were red. Stolen from garage in Wigram 2 nights ago. Light rust in some areas. Photos of similar bike. I had this bike since my primary school days. Would greatly like it back as it has sentimental value to me. I don't have much money but can offer a small reward. No questions asked.
Following the 4th October recall of all Pam's berries due to the risk of Hepatitis A, an error has been made and affected product was released again for sale to the public on the 15th of January.
If you have bought Pam's berries over the weekend or have Pam's berries in your … View moreFollowing the 4th October recall of all Pam's berries due to the risk of Hepatitis A, an error has been made and affected product was released again for sale to the public on the 15th of January.
If you have bought Pam's berries over the weekend or have Pam's berries in your freezer, we urge you to check the use by date and return the product if affected.
The affected product has a use by date stating 14/08/2024 and include:
Pams brand Mixed Berries 500g
Pams brand Two Berry Mix 1kg
Pams brand Two Berry Mix 750g
Pams brand Smoothie Berry Mix 500g
Pams brand Raspberries 500g
Pams brand Raspberries 350g
The products are sold at Trents Wholesale and Raeward Fresh stores throughout the South Island and in Pak’n Save, New World and Four Square stores throughout New Zealand.
If you have consumed these products with the stated use by date and feel unwell, seek medical help immediately. If you have any questions about the products you have bought you can contact Foodstuffs Ltd on 0800 245 114.
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It's the Taste the Difference Air Roaster model HD15 that they advertise on tv.
Probably not going to last … View moreThis air fryer is several years old and the display screen doesn't work, so you have to count the beeps to work out what setting you are on. (Comes with instruction manual).
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